Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson AO (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor and film director. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apocalyptic action series Mad Max and as Martin Riggs in the buddy cop action-comedy film series Lethal Weapon .
- Actor, film director, producer
- 1976–present
- Robyn Moore, (m. 1980; div. 2011)
- 9, including Milo
Mel Gibson. Actor: Braveheart. Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, New York, USA, as the sixth of eleven children of Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Anne Patricia (Reilly) Gibson (who died in December of 1990). His mother was Irish, from County Longford, while his American-born father is of mostly Irish ...
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, New York, USA, as the sixth of eleven children of Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Anne Patricia (Reilly) Gibson (who died in December of 1990). His mother was Irish, from County Longford, while his American-born father is of mostly Irish descent.
- Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson
- 5' 9¾" (1.77 m)
- January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, New York, USA
Mel Gibson, in full Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, (born January 3, 1956, Peekskill, New York, U.S.), American-born Australian actor who became an international star with a series of action-adventure films in the 1980s and later earned acclaim as a director and producer.
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- What films is Mel Gibson famous for?American-born Australian Mel Gibson is famous for his series of action-adventure films in the 1980s and also as a director and producer. His work i...
- What was Mel Gibson's role in Braveheart?Mel Gibson played the role of the Scottish national hero Sir William Wallace in the 1995 film Braveheart.
- What was Mel Gibson's first film as director?Mel Gibson made his directorial debut with The Man Without a Face in 1993. He also starred in the movie.
Mel Gibson is an American actor, director, and producer, who made his acting debut on the Australian television drama series The Sullivans (1976–1983). While a student at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney , he was given an uncredited role in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and subsequently appeared as a leading actor in the ...
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